Idyllwild

Weather Service post winter weather advisory for Hill; warnings have been lifted

About noon, Thursday, Jan. 7, the National Weather Service in San Diego issued a winter weather advisory for the mountains of Riverside County, which will be in effect until 10 p.m. tonight. The previous winter storm warnings have been lifted. The NWS forecasts “a low pressure system over California will move inland later today with…

Snow arrived, plenty of it, Idyllwild still open

The National Weather Service’s Wiinter Storm Warning is still applicable to the Hill. The NWS is forecasting light snow to continue through today, Thursday, Jan. 7. Several power outages have occurred overnight. The one affecting Fern Valley and upper N. Circle appears to be over. Southern California Edison is still working to restore power to…

Primary results: Garcia now second in District 28 race

As of Friday morning, about 90 percent of the expected ballots from Tuesday’s Primary Election have been counted. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters has announced that there are about 20,000 more ballots to count, but further results will not be released until Friday evening. St. Senate District 28 In the St. Senate District 28…

Actual votes in the Primary elections as of Wednesday morning, June 4

Election Night vote counting is complete. Approximately 32,000 Vote-by-Mail, 5,000 Provisional and 2,700 damaged ballots that require duplication still must be processed. Work on those ballots begins Wednesday. The next updated results will be posted at 6:00pm on Thursday, according to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters. Last Updated: June 4, 2014 12:35 AM Registration…

Early results as of 11 p.m.

Updated 11:15 p.m. About another 21,000 votes have been counted in the past hour. At this point, 141,466 votes have been counted, from about two-thirds of the County’s precincts. This represents about 15.9 percent of registered voters, but half the estimated ballots, according to the Registrar of Voter’s website. Statewide about 40 percent of all…

Composting workshop in Idyllwild Saturday

The Riverside County Waste Management Department will host a free backyard composting workshop in Idyllwild on Saturday, May 31. Attend this “how-to” workshop to learn how to recycle organic resources such as yard trimmings, fruit and vegetable waste into a dark, crumbly, sweet-smelling soil conditioner. Compost can be used to enrich the soil in gardens,…

Fire exercise on Hill, Thursday morning, May 22

Residents and motorists will notice fire apparatus from several public safety agencies on May 22 in and around the Mountain Communities. Riverside County fire and law enforcement agencies, military, Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council and other key personnel will participate in Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) fire preparedness training that begins at approximately 8:30 a.m. and…

Free household hazardous waste collection in Idyllwild Saturday

The Riverside County Waste Management Department has scheduled a free household hazardous waste collection event on Saturday (May 17) in Idyllwild at the County Road Yard, starting at 9 a.m. The collection is open to all Riverside County residents. The Riverside County Waste Management Department provides an opportunity for Riverside County residents to keep hazardous…